Description

1879 Quarter Dollar, Judd-1594, R.7, PR 66 Red. The adopted
Morgan dollar obverse design is here used on the obverse of this
pattern, and it is paired with a reverse that features an erect
eagle with raised wings. Struck in copper with a reeded edge. Once
again, as with virtually every coin in the Faraday Collection, this
piece is also phenomenal. The original red luster is fully intact
and shows no mellowing, only a light iridescent color in the
fields. There are a few tiny specks of carbon on each side, but
these are so small they are barely noticeable without a glass.
Purchased from D. Lovell at the SCNA show on February 24, 1973 for
$800. (PCGS# 61594)